Characterisation of the gene encoding phosphoribosylpyrophosphate synthetase (PRS) of Giardia intestinalis

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 225-228

  Kyradji, Sophia ^a   Bagnara, Aldo S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amino acid sequence; Functional motifs; Giardia intestinalis; Phosphoribosylpyrophosphate synthetase gene

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORIBOSYL PYROPHOSPHATE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FUNCTION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; LEISHMANIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RIBOSE-PHOSPHATE PYROPHOSPHOKINASE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032583114     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(98)00068-1     Document Type: Article

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